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Silver Lead Spring: I almost missed it, but here it is on a small hill just above the wash

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02363-silver-lead-spring.jpg Here's an old concrete cistern near Silver Lead SpringThumbnailsJust to the east of the main part of Silver Lead Spring is an old conrete-and-rock retainerHere's an old concrete cistern near Silver Lead SpringThumbnailsJust to the east of the main part of Silver Lead Spring is an old conrete-and-rock retainerHere's an old concrete cistern near Silver Lead SpringThumbnailsJust to the east of the main part of Silver Lead Spring is an old conrete-and-rock retainerHere's an old concrete cistern near Silver Lead SpringThumbnailsJust to the east of the main part of Silver Lead Spring is an old conrete-and-rock retainerHere's an old concrete cistern near Silver Lead SpringThumbnailsJust to the east of the main part of Silver Lead Spring is an old conrete-and-rock retainer

Contaminated water is flowing out of an old mine hole; I wouldn't touch it with my water filter. The purple desert four o'clock flowers at the left of the photo don't seem to mind the dirty water.